UCLA/Berkeley/Stanford chances??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! Please chance me if you can...it would help out greatly. Thanks! </p>

<p>Weighted Overall GPA: 94.22
Weighted 10th/11th grade GPA: 95.67
Weighted UC GPA: 4.4</p>

<p>Courseload:
Freshman Year: 3 honors / 5 core classes
Sophomore Year: 4 honors / 5 core classes
Junior Year: 2 AP/3 honors / 5 core classes (most rigorous schedule in school)
Senior Year: 4 AP/2 honors / 6 core classes (most rigorous schedule as a senior/top math class)</p>

<p>SAT:
single: 2050 -- Writing=670/Math=770/CR=610
combined: 2100 -- Writing=720/Math=same/CR=same</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math II - 740
Bio M - 650
Spanish - 680
US - 630</p>

<p>ACT:
Composite - 31
Math - 34
English - 35 (essay - 10)
Science - 30
Reading - 26</p>

<p>AP:
Calc BC - 5
US History - 3 (i know its bad)</p>

<p>TOEFL (internet based...im a nonnative speaker -->primary language is russian):
116/120</p>

<p>ECs:
-executive VP in student council (3 years)
-VP/sec in debate team (4 years)
-founder of my own club (2 years)
-member of National Honors Society (only top 10% of your class can get in after a screening process with previous teachers).</p>

<p>Awards:
-Homecoming King (11th/12th grade)
-30th Best Extemporaneous debater in my state
-State gold medal for writing piece from National Scholastic Arts + Writing Competition
-JETs State Finalist
-1st place in county piano festival (have played since age 4)</p>

<p>Essays:
-pretty strong strong, accentuating my ability to balance between social + academic lives (how much I've changed debate team from freshman to senior year singlehandedly (not to brag or anything haha)), as well as my diverse Azerbaijani background and my diversity from my average student body and how it built upon the person I am (I talked about a really funny experience that taught me a serious important lesson).</p>

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<p>I'm applying out of state (from Connecticut). UCLA is absolutely my top choice and I sent them a little letter (not sure if they'll read it or just throw it out) just informing them that they're my top school and I'd deposit the second I heard back from them. </p>

<p>Please chance my at:
UCLA
UC Berkeley
Stanford</p>

<p>If you want, you can also do:
Columbia
Cornell
UVa
BC
McGill</p>

<p>Thank you so much!!</p>

<p>PS----------- please note that the UCs are really opening up their doors this year to out of state children because of CAs economic position (apparently they're going to a 30% acceptance of their OOS applicant pool). THANKS AGAIN!</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure homecoming king doesn’t count as a legit award</p>

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<p>UCLA, UC Berkeley: i don’t know much about what’s going on this year w/ out-of-state students, but from what i know they would be low reaches, but definitely could happen
Stanford, Columbia: quite possible, but they’re reaches for anyone
Cornell- high match
UVa- match
BC- high match/low reach
McGill- match</p>

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<p>well its a recognition on a schoolwide basis. i mean yeah its not an academic award and its not as serious but it still recognizes my school spirit and participation</p>

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<p>You have a good shot at the UCs, your SAT is exactly their average, your GPA is a bit above and they indeed need many full pay OOS students this year. I think you also have a decent shot at UVA, McGill and BC.</p>

<p>Stanford, Columbia and Cornell look less likely given scores and ECs.</p>

<p>I’ve never seen anyone who did 4 years of high school in the US take TOEFL.</p>

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<p>hahaha thank you but in regards to the toefl im not relying on it heavily it was just that i learned to speak russian before english and i speak it at home, mostly on the phone (other than with friends), so im very invested in my other language. i just wanted to ensure that i still speak english well and everything…</p>

<p>im not relying on it heavily at all</p>

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<p>i created this new thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1058003-will-chance-back-please-chance-me-following-shcools.html#post1066137264[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1058003-will-chance-back-please-chance-me-following-shcools.html#post1066137264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>(same one. just wanted to let people know im chancing back…post here or there doesnt matter. just let me know if you want to be chanced back! thanks!)</p>

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<p>Your scores aren’t that great, to be honest. ECs are really weak (sorry, I’m not trying to be mean or anything). There is nothing that stands out about your application.</p>

<p>UCLA - reach
UC Berkeley - reach
Stanford - high (unlikely) reach
McGill - low-reach, but it might be a reach this year since many internationals are applying. Lots of them have higher scores.</p>

<p>I agree with AstroBlue in that I don’t think being Homecoming King will add anything to your app. It’s nothing impressive or academic-it doesn’t count for anything, let’s be honest. </p>

<p>What is your unweighted GPA? Because schools care more about unweighted than weighted. Your weighted GPA is good, though, and so is course load. </p>

<p>It’s worth applying to any school, no matter who you are and what stats you have. You never know until you try, right? Good luck.</p>

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<p>Stanford, Columbia: reachh
Cornell- reach
UVa- match
BC- high match/low reach</p>

<p>idk the rest of them…sorry dude</p>

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<p>Rainbow, what are you talking about? He’s got a gold from scholastic… his ECs are fine.</p>

<p>I also think Homecoming King is legitimate. It demonstrates that his peers think highly of him and he’s a well-respected member of his school community, if nothing else.</p>

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<p>does anyone else have chances???</p>

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<p>Stanford, Columbia: high reach
Cornell- reach (also depends which school you’re applying to)
UVa- match
BC- high match/low reach
McGill- match
sorry don’t know much about UC schools</p>

<p>I’d say you definitely have a shot, but your scores are low for some of these schools. You should get into most of them, but the ivys/stanford are reaches (as they are for anyone). good luck! </p>

<p>chance me back please!
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<p>buuuuuuump</p>

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<p>Stanford, Columbia - high reaches
Cornell, UC Berkeley - reach
McGill, UCLA - low reach
BC - match</p>

<p>I pretty much agree with RainbowSprinkles - your ECs aren’t the strongest and nothing really stands out a lot. Have you done any community service? Also, do you know what you want to study?</p>